Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-10

To The garden for fifty cents. forget his
cares, and have his interest excited in n
good form Of sport Only few years
ago you could 90 into any place along
the Bowcry or Clarendon or Irving
Halls or tho Madison Square Garden
and see rafting good sparring or
vrcsthng for twenty-five cents. Wrest-
ing rs On exercise that the poor man de-
lights IN. ! have found myself going
crazy over O match between Bibby and
Acton IN their younger days, and there
used 20 be some contests ut the old
Iun Hall, in Fourth street, that have
been tie subject Of talk in bar-rooms
aud labor CctinCs ever since. Those
things are what the wOrkinQmen can
unCorstand and appreciate. They don {
care a rap for society dramas. Along
with the disappearance Of sparring and
wrestling las gone the old-tIme con-
ccT,-Ioom and sportsmaD's resort.
lhDIc arc 30 places now where you can
drop in aud have glass of beer and
at No sane time bc entertained by
something going on on the stage.
You've got TO 90 into a dark gin-mill
and got dunk or else you must 90 TO
q theatre.
There's thc races, said the young
man, WHO had got a hight.
cot course" said the Eastsiler,
satricaliy, there's the races. tn cost
you $3.50 to get to Monmouth Park
and l.JO TO get on the stand, which is
So, While your daily expenses are dead
sure - lie - or 50 more This leaves
cut al idea of betting, and everybody
knows what a horse race isif yOu don't
happen TO have an interest III some of
tie contests. Where is the poor man
who can afford such expenditure as
this? Besides, / don't want TO gamble,
| want 10 be amused. Baseball is
good game, and one that every man
who has ever worked in a factory or
been q New York 10y loves, but you
see IL IS played in daylight, and none
of us can see it because we all work till
dark. None Of the museums or gar
dons are open Sunday, and mere we are
taken 10y the throat and forced TO ac-
ccpt The brcad-and-watcr pleasures Of
the rich which are in no wise suited
10 us-cr give up all idea Of entertain
mont and finn forever
lie IoddCd sagolv. lighted a fresh
cigar, sid OF the box, and staggered
down The street, atypical old-time New
}oIiol IL huff,
TEE PROCESS or ISTCBATIoN.
Only few days ago a morning
newspaper announced that diphthcrla
was woody prevalent in New York. /
inquired OLA physician who makes a
speciality Of throat diseases as TO this
statement.
"Tos,' lie replied, "it is true. l
am oyIuu with work; but, thanks to
member Of our proft sson III this city,
sic chances Of overcoming the disease
have boon greatly increased. "
gladly accepted his invitation to
accompany hm on visit TO a young
latiout WHO was scuouslyill with diph-
ia,rs and watch tie operation which
lc intended TO perform. We drove
IipillN over f. west Twelfth street and
YtCultd i'm front OF a neat threc-story
lrck houec. The door was opened
Immediately in1esponsc to the doctor )
l.u1. md We passed into the hall.
"Hov is my little patient ? W asked
tie doctor of the misunderstanding
mother. wlo came from IN inner room.
ooh, Doctor, I'm afraid lac going 10
C.c." sheI,plied, while the tears rolled
down her checks. ale "a .p5 terribly
and can hardly breathe.
The doctor looked grave and, without
m.vuiun walked into the room from
which She had just come. | followed
Lin. Ii was sad sight.
On the rcd lay q young boy gasping
far breath. tie was not over eight
wears If eye. Had not his features
leon distorted 10y his terrible struggle
to obtain relief from the sitting feeling
which oppressed him, he would have
i.cu considered handsome child. As
ID was. his eyes were bulMng from their
sockets. his mouth was drawn ont of
siarc. and his entire frame was rdckcd
lv fry,rish commissions. His stento-
uuusmeathing fell upon the deatlly 81
i,ucc Of the room with startling effect
and made all thc morepalnful the hope
loss misery written IN the faces OF his
parents.
The Goctor looked at him for mo-
r,ut ana then turned to his father:
"Ses, au Just in the nick of time,
BE sand can hour later and the only
.opc would bc "A resort to the operation
a trachcotomy. As it is, / can save
in without Going any cutting. THIS
opcration is called intubation,' con
timed the doctor, addro ssing himself
to me. "lt is the invention OF NeN
ID ok physician. and IS of lncalcuiable
iUcltln d.phthorla, malignant Group,
md Kindred throat-diseasos Tins IN
..Iuucm, Lee added, taking from tho
,e,catwo-hmGled instrument remotely
lsstmll mga purof pinccrs, lis GALES
trcMmth-cag
lie deity inserted the steel ends be-
tween the teeth O. the patient an,
forced open Ms mouth. held th'
handles WiIle he was busy at his case
and saw that il WAS impossible for th'
+ low 10 close his mouth, try ms hard a
+ trv.ald. Next the doctor drew ont d
/ little steel tube, FilGed over Tins VA
snail .t one end and larg, at Tie other
and su,Hcd considerably towards tao
centre.
Tie large enc was Aattened out Sc
/ tLs. 1t projected beyond the BODY OF
,hc table all around. 1t was two aud
la'f inches in length, and auout one
/ arh Of am inch in diameter. Ih' doc
for l,nly drew a silk thread through 1
snail hole near the large end OF th'
,ulc. NcNt le inserted a little piece .
steel into thctubc So that Il fitted iirml,
and screwed the steel on 10 another IN
,tumcnt With long handle. Putt!n-
thc tube into the boy S open mouth h'
quickly inserted it into his larynX
satisfied that it was properly adjusted
lie touched spring in the handle O
The instrument and out it came, iakin'
with it the piece Of steel which has
been fitted into the tube. Only tn,
tube remained. with the thread hang
uc out Of the boys mouth.
The doctor cut the thread, removed
the nouth-gag, and the operation wa
finished Not drop OF blood ha'
been she'd and the patient had suffered
hardly twinge of pam from IT,
won't the tube slip?" asked tn
"Ch. 70, YVES the reply. at can